Mahga Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Mahga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Mahga (342) may also be a first name.
Mahga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mahga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Mahga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻣﺎﻕ, Hindi: महगा) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Mahga? popularity and diffusion
The last name Mahga is the 5,587,209th most frequently occurring last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Mahga reside; 42 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Mahga is also the 472,030th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 342 people.
This surname is most widespread in Mauritania, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is most prevalent in: Guidimagha Region, where 25 percent reside, Hodh Chargui Region, where 25 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 25 percent reside. Not including Mauritania it is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 33 percent reside and Cameroon, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Mahga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mahga in the Hindi language | ||
| महगा | mahaga | - |
| Mahga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻣﺎﻕ | maq | 75 |
| ﻣﺎﻗﻪ | maqh | 25 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mahga
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